Pāli Dictionary

himavant1

himastemvantsuffix

via inflected form himavā · nominative singular · plural / vocative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • l’Himalaya; la chaîne himalayenne

  • the Himalayas; the Himalayan mountains

  • Dhp 304

    dūre santo pakāsenti, himavanto'va pabbato, asant'ettha na dissanti, rattiṃ khittā yathā sarā.

  • DN 14

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, himavante pabbate karavīkā nāma sakuṇajāti mañjussarā ca vaggussarā ca madhurassarā ca pemaniyassarā ca, evam'eva kho, bhikkhave, vipassī kumāro mañjussaro ca ahosi vaggussaro ca madhurassaro ca pemaniyassaro ca.

himavant2

himastemvantsuffix

via inflected form himavā · nominative singular · plural / vocative singular

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • enneigé; couvert de neige

  • having snow or ice; snowy

Encyclopedia

Himavā
Place

  • La chaîne de l’Himalaya, décrite dans les textes comme vaste et enneigée, contenant sept grands lacs et la source de cinq cents rivières, traditionnellement une retraite prisée des ascètes

  • The Himalaya mountain range, described in the texts as vast and snow-capped, containing seven great lakes and the source of five hundred rivers, and traditionally a favoured retreat for ascetics.

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